Here are some mittens I made for my son.  They are way to big.  It's kind of ok though not only can he grow into them he can wear a pair of those cheap "magic stretch" gloves under them for extra warmth.

I did play WOW yesterday but I didn't make much progress.  I'm still sad about my level 90 so WOW is not as fun right now.  I am looking forward to watching Running Man today.  I will sit and watch and work on the little shape for my nephew.  I did finish the Hitchhiker yesterday but it is not blocked of photographed.  I may not get much done today because it's my errand day with my friend and it's parent teacher confrences. I'll try to do the blocking tomorrow but the kids are off school so that may be a problem.  On the plus side my daughter is sometimes my photographer so she might help (the picture of the monsters she took). 

I did get my exercises done yesterday just really late.  I plan to add more jogging in on Friday.  Jogging in place is just not very fun but that's about all I can do right now.  My husband is talking about getting me an exercise bike for Christmas so we'll see.

On a nature side of things we had a frost this morning.  It's not the first but it's not a hard frost yet. It's the kind that just dusts the roofs, grass and cars but melts once the sun really gets up.  The kids really enjoyed the frost edges on the fallen leaves.  They kept bring me ones saying, "Look at this one mommy, isn't it pretty?"  The seasons are changing and it's supposed to snow next week. 

When I was in college I had a group of friends that were really close.  We all were/are readers and have a similar sense of humor. Sadly I live far from them now but through the magic of Facebook we still keep at least somewhat in touch.  Today through a series of posts I am reminded why I love and miss them.  Maybe I can visit them one of these days (sadly the last time I saw everyone was for the funeral).  I don't want to leave this on a sad note, I was just remembering why they are my friends.

Here is a little sweater I knit for one of my nieces.  I think my photography skills have gotten better since then.

I skipped Saturday so I feel like I have a lot to say but maybe it's just rambling.  I was in a  yarn club and I loved it but I quit it.  Her yarn and fiber are wonderful but I can't knit that fast.  I was in the club since January and only knit one thing from her yarn.  When I can get my stash down a bit I'll join again.  In the drama Good Doctor, Shi On is given a sweater.  It looks so snuggly and warm it makes me want to make one for my husband.  I spent a good chunk of time looking around Ravelry for patterns I think he would like.  I really enjoy starting a project more than finishing it so I have to be careful I don't start too many thing.  I also found a book I want to buy.  It's called Lit Knits and has projects inspired by books like Treasure Island, Alice in Wonderland and The Secret Garden. It looks like it has some really clever designs in it.I played WOW and finally got my Halloween achievement.  I only have "For The Children" left to get the "Long Strange Trip" achievement.  I got the eyes on the spiders, pictures should be coming soon.  Some turned out well some not so much.  I washed the spiders and even in the lingerie bag they got very knotted (I should have taken a picture), so the spiders were crumpled and folded. I tried to flatten them out but some of them still folded after the paint was on. Ok that was a lot of random rambling sorry.

Yesterday was Podcast day.  I listened to "Fiberista Files," "The Fat Squirrel Speaks,"
"Knitabulls" and old episodes of "Knitting Pipeline."  I love listening to Paula of "knitting Pipeline" talk about the nature around her.  It makes me want to buy binoculars and a field guide.  There is a large raptor type bird around here and I assume it's a hawk but I'm not sure what kind.  My daughter is convinced it's a bald eagle but I don't think it's big enough.  I think next year I want to get a bird feeder and see what comes.  We have doves that nest in the bush right outside our windows but there are other bids around that I would love to learn the names of.  I just remembered when my son was younger he wanted to catch a robin and would run straight at them and of course they would fly away.  He was so frustrated and didn't understand that you had to sneak up on them. 

I worked a lot on my sweater, man is that thing getting heavy.   I finished the first leaf pattern so I would assume I am about half way through  the body.  Up until half way through the next leaf it seems straight forward but then it gets complicated.  It assumes you have 10 stitches under the arms and I have more than that so I have to figure out how many to put on holders and things like that.  I am glad I have the interchangeable needles so I can just twist off the tips and put stoppers on.  I would hate to have to but size 17 DPNs.  It is going faster than I though but I'm still cautious.  Right now I'm nervous about the sleeves.  I think it might actually fit but it's hard to tell at this point.  If not someone smaller than me will get a really nice warm sweater. 

Today is Kdrama day.  I'll probably finish  Good Doctor and The Queen of Office today.  If I do then I'll watch Running Man till I decide what to watch next.  I know they are very different but I was kind of thinking of Secret Garden or Shark.  Something else might jump out at me, or I might finish Faith with my husband.  I'll keep working on the monsters too.  I have about 15 but I want to finish them soon so I have time for the faces.  It's an easy pattern as they look like little lumps but it's still probably slower because I'm reading. 

I guess that's it.  I'm going to go do something productive before I sit down with my Kdrama and my monsters.